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Will there be a notification that all replacement secret santas have been assigned? I am eager and happy to help, but if it is not needed funds can then be reallocated to my personal game budget. Thanks!!

Thanks for organising this, Octavian! This is the third year I participate and I can't complain

My Santa this year has contacted me and provided me with instructions to track the gift. However, the "tracking" provided by the store is nothing more than "Shipped on 07 Dec 12", and they guarantee delivery in 30 days, which means their deadline is next Monday.

They also only accept complaints about non-delivery for 10 days after that deadline. I have edited my profile adding a note for Santa asking to notify the store next week, but have received no acknowledgedment from him.

I am posting this here in hopes that Santa is stalking me or reading this thread

Thanks, Octavian, for organizing this. I'm sure no one is left behind.This was my first SS and, even though I didn't receive a gift, I will definitely take part in SS2013.I'm happy at least that my target got the games and he likes them.

My Santa was a complete no-show. It's unfortunate, but I'm glad my gift made it to Germany and is (hopefully) being enjoyed by its new owner. I'm also very grateful that there is such a positive community here to offer support to those of us that were grinched.

I'd like to echo Octavian that it would be great if you could add an entry to the Secret Santa gift list with the gifts you received! Each year we tally up those entries to see which gifts proved to be the most popular. You can check out that list here.

1st I want to say thanks again for running the Secret Santa! I look forward to it each year, and this year was no exception. I do, however, have a question. I'm not sure if I should be filling out a grinch form or not. I finally received a message from my Santa on Jan. 2nd stating that my package was on its way. I just recently received another message from him stating that his order was never sent and is currently "pending", with no further information. I don't mean to be surly or suspicious, but I also don't know when the cut off for appealing for another santa is and I'd hate to miss out. Please advise.

1st I want to say thanks again for running the Secret Santa! I look forward to it each year, and this year was no exception. I do, however, have a question. I'm not sure if I should be filling out a grinch form or not. I finally received a message from my Santa on Jan. 2nd stating that my package was on its way. I just recently received another message from him stating that his order was never sent and is currently "pending", with no further information. I don't mean to be surly or suspicious, but I also don't know when the cut off for appealing for another santa is and I'd hate to miss out. Please advise.

I say fill out the form just in case. Octavian will check into it, and I would bet he does it politely initially and does not get rude or pushy until a Santa either ignores him or appears to be lying.

If I had been late sending my target a gift, I would not be offended if I was contacted by Octavian as a follow-up.

I'd like to echo Octavian that it would be great if you could add an entry to the Secret Santa gift list with the gifts you received! Each year we tally up those entries to see which gifts proved to be the most popular. You can check out that list here.

Does that mean we should create a separate GeekList item for each game received? I was one of the many that created an item for one game and just mentioned the other in the post.

I'd like to echo Octavian that it would be great if you could add an entry to the Secret Santa gift list with the gifts you received! Each year we tally up those entries to see which gifts proved to be the most popular. You can check out that list here.

Does that mean we should create a separate GeekList item for each game received? I was one of the many that created an item for one game and just mentioned the other in the post.

Just mention the other games in your post, but be sure to write them as boardgame links (insert boardgame).

I'd like to echo Octavian that it would be great if you could add an entry to the Secret Santa gift list with the gifts you received! Each year we tally up those entries to see which gifts proved to be the most popular. You can check out that list here.

Does that mean we should create a separate GeekList item for each game received? I was one of the many that created an item for one game and just mentioned the other in the post.

Just mention the other games in your post, but be sure to write them as boardgame links (insert boardgame).

I'd like to echo Octavian that it would be great if you could add an entry to the Secret Santa gift list with the gifts you received! Each year we tally up those entries to see which gifts proved to be the most popular. You can check out that list here.

Does that mean we should create a separate GeekList item for each game received? I was one of the many that created an item for one game and just mentioned the other in the post.

Just mention the other games in your post, but be sure to write them as boardgame links (insert boardgame).